Christine de Rivoyre
Christine Berthe Claude Denis de Rivoyre (born 29 November 1921) is a French journalist and writer.[1]
The daughter of Francois Denis de Rivoyre and Madeleine Ballande, she was born in Tarbes.[1] She was educated in Catholic schools and then received a degree in literature from the Sorbonne.[2] She continued her studies at the University of Syracuse.[1] De Rivoyre wrote articles for Le Monde and then became literary editor for Marie Claire.[2]
Her first novel L'Alouette au miroir, published in 1955, received the Prix des Quatre Jurys. Several of her novels have been made into films:
- La Mandarine (1957); 1971 film
- Les Sultans (1964); 1968 film
- Le Petit matin (1968); 1971 film - novel received the Prix Interallié[2][3]
De Rivoyre received the Prix Pierre de Régnier in 1979 and the Grand Prix de Littérature Paul Morand in 1894 from the Académie française for her work.[4]
She was named an Officier in the French Legion of Honour.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Sleeman, Elizabeth. The International Who's Who of Women 2002. p. 484.
- ^ a b c Miller, Jane Eldridge (2001). Who's who in Contemporary Women's Writing. p. 275. ISBN 1857431227.
- ^ Christine de Rivoyre at IMDb
- ^ "Christine de Rivoyre" (in French). Académie française.
- ^ "Ordre de la Légion d'honneur" (in French). January 2, 1996.
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